How To Keep Your Man... Interesting

I want to discuss today "keeping your man".This is for the married women o please this is not targeted at single girls.


Now we know that the one thing men cannot live without apart from money is S&X. In this forum I really don't care where anyone is from or what religion you belong to, I will be as raw and honest as possible.

I do not understand why women especially Africans do not talk about sex when we know that it is the one thing we do regularly with so much pleasure.
Anyway our men love s&x to the max and we know that for a fact. So how come when we are dating them we are so willing to give them what they want even though we know it is wrong. The first few years of marriage is filled with sex almost five times a day in different parts of the house and at odd hours, but after the few years we start to back down, we start to make excuses, we start to see it as a chore and then we let them know that we are really not interested in them physically.
Wow, what happened to the lady fox, the hot chic, the sexy cat that he got married to?
What happened to the babe that would understand the signal he would give and immediately comply?
What happened those times when he would race home to his sexy energetic ever ready wife who would make him feel wanted?
I know that most of you will say "I have kids who wear me out, I have work that drains me, I got older, my sex drive has gone under, I have a headache" to the point that the man will need to get a visa at your "embassy" to visit his favorite place in the World.

When you do this to him, how do you expect him to come home everyday to look at your tired, grumpy and unfriendly face?
How would you expect him to come home to you complaining about the plumber, your child that was being rude, and your boss that gave you a hard time?
NOOOOOOO please.
At that point he wants you to take him to that special place were the sky is so wonderful and turn his brain around to the point that all you say will sound like sweet music to his ears.
These men are human beings who go through their own challenges, half of which you don't even know because they are trying to save you from all the stress.
What annoys me the most is when we women start to complain and nag about the men not having time for us, and how they no longer find us attractive anymore and that's where the suspicion starts. That's when the saying comes, "if he is not getting it from me someone else must be giving it to him’.
I don't encourage cheating at all in fact it goes against what the bible teaches no matter what. I will not also judge anyone who has been caught in a web he is not proud of for one reason or the other. I believe that if we are truly sorry for our sins and we go to God with the determination not to sin again, he is merciful and will forgive us.
In all of this I know that all men are not beasts, neither are they evil because we married them. I also know that men do not get married and carry it at the back of their minds that they must cheat. That's not how it works please. There are things that we do that trigger things in their brains and these things drive them to do things that they really would not have done. Most of us believe it when they say men don’t think with their brains but they think with their penis. I beg to differ because they know what they are doing and I don’t see how the penis can have a brain that will control the whole body. There is always something that sparks off in the brain that sends the signal to the p3nis.
You may or may not agree with me but this is what I choose to believe. Most men we married are not so evil and dubious, some may be cowards but cast your mind back to the kind of man you chose to marry and see if there were traces of that character or not.
What men want:
- They want to feel like they are in control of things which is not bad because they are the head.
- They want to feel loved and like it or not they are our first babies who desire words of affirmation no matter how macho they seem.
- They want to feel WANTED all the time, it gives them the confidence that all men crave for.
- They want to know you are still sexually attracted to them.
- They don't want you to make it obvious that you are smatter even if you are.
- They like their space and alone time.
- They don't want to come home to a fat mama who is the opposite of the sexy curvy woman he fell in love with, because she let herself go after they got married. Why should she try and look the same? She is married now, who else does she have to impress? WRONG! Men are first of all moved by what they see before anything else. So when they can't see that anymore or at least an effort to getting back that body that turned them on, they'll probably lose interest in you and find it someone else.
- They don't want to come and hug you after work with you are smelling of onions and oil. At least take a shower before he gets there or if there is no time spray perfume.
- They want to come home to a nice smelling neat and tidy home.
- They want to walk into the bedroom with the bed all made up and clothes arranged. Maybe a small note on his pillow saying I love you and I am glad you are home, that definitely puts an automatic smile on his face even if for three seconds, it keeps him interested in you
- They want you to be a good listener not just a talker.
- They want to know that you believe in them and you are proud of them.
- They want to know that no matter what you will have their back and support them, then ask questions later.
- They just want to see that you are making an effort because no human should expect you to be perfect.
- They don't want another mother but they want you to take care of them the way you would your kids.
- They want a wife, girlfriend, sorry to say (personal call girl) which is not a bad thing because he is your husband who is free to express his sexual desires as long as they are not life threatening or demeaning.

There are so many things I can add and you will not stop reading so let me end this by saying: if you do not try to do at least 60 percent of this regularly, trust me a younger version of you will cross his path and that is exactly how the enemy works. When that younger and more energetic version of you catches his eye, your matter will quietly end. This girl will rock his world so bad that coming home to you will become a chore. These girls can give him all these things and even more that the men find it so difficult to resist. All the money that was supposed to go to you and your children will find their way to her pocket. They can get anything they want from your man because they know the secret to getting and keeping him.

I know that this article will cause a lot of controversial wahala but it is fine because in life people don't like to hear the truth. This might also be an opportunity for people to make silly comments but the truth is I am loving it all. I finally have the attention of people who will ordinarily not want to listen to me or watch me.

Ladies on a more serious note, if you are guilty of these crimes and are depriving your husband of what is rightfully his then don't be shocked when a younger version of you gets the best of him.

I will let you all know when the extended version of this topic will be on my YouTube channel. God will bless your homes and give you the wisdom you need to keep it together.

Think about this objectively, try out what you agree with and discard what you don't. Leave the messenger out of it for a change and see the bigger picture ahead

Frank Edoho, New Wife Sandra In Increasing Spats Over Ballooning Cost Of Living.

Popular television presenter and anchor person, Frank Edoho is quietly coming back on the front burner of social discuss for an issue that riled his former marriage.
Insiders revealed he is having increasing spat with new wife, Sandra.
Sources claimed but unlike former wife's associations with friends and associates that wrecked their matrimony, the cause of  Frank & Sandra Edoho increasing disaffection in the new marriage is tagged 'growing cost of lifestyle'.
Frank is said to be uncomfortable with ballooning expenses of flamboyant lifestyle Sandra initiates.

Insiders revealed Sandra relishes in unique leisure experiences that comes at high cost.

Said to have acquired taste for the refined things of life only grounded wealth can provide with her rapport with the hi end london social circle, informants claim sandra makes the seeming good life ex wife Kathrine had with Frank that of hand to mouth.

She is said to prefers constant vacations abroad, peculiar jewelleries, attires and related lifestyle materials. And the urge to constantly fix and refix there Victoria Garden City home.

Outside of these, the london returnee is said to have a chunk of hangers on- particularly family that relies on her.

And there is the case of the need to give the girl she had before hooking up with the broadcaster desire 'life and education'

Also included are drives by Sandra for Frank to up his game and social grace with new attires and a brand new car ( He has changed his automobile from a Range Rover Sport to Vogue, of the same colour - Red)

All these (plus that of sustaining the upkeep of children with ex wife, Katherine) are said to be eating deep into Edoho's earnings- and he is said to be increasing disagreeing with the increasing cost.

According to an insider 'at first Frank enjoyed the new approach to life, but with depleting riches, he has had a rethink and attempting to resist them'

Sources confirmed the moves to curtail his wife's excesses and the new family's expenditures is the cause of growing disaffection between husband and wife.

Though informants claimed they are trying to keep the spats as quiet as possible- the effect is becoming apparrent to close friends.

'The smitten looks and public caress are becoming far and in between' a source divulged.

Disclosed another ' the prayer is that the situation is arrested and things do not get out of control'

Culled from Society Now Ng

Professor Olufemi Odekunle's Arrest by Al-mustapha 8

...from previous article

You mean you stayed there for 24 hours? More than that. At about 7 p.m. I was again invited in but this time to appear before the Chris Garuba Special Investigation Board, SIB. The Omenka Panel wasindeed a preliminary thing.The real panel was Garuba's. The question he asked me was why I had been militant in my write-ups about the C-in-C [Commander-in-Chief,Sani Abacha]. I explained to him that I was not militant,that that was[sic] they way we express ourselves in the university, and that we were often allowed to give different opinions including deviant ones on the same issue. After asking personal questions about myself and my family, Garuba signaled that I should be dismissed. I felt it was not fair to dismiss me like that and I wanted to say something by raising my finger but the provost marshall shouted me down saying I should go and argue my case in court. As far as he was concerned, it was a closed case against me, I happened to be the only one charged to the special military tribunal that day. All the others were told they had no case to answer.How did the trial go? On the day of trial[February 14],they came to pick us at about 12noon. We were driven in a convoy and thoroughly guarded.I could not understand why theyweretreatingus like verydangerous prisoners of war.when we got to RukubaBarracks,they took us to the officers' mess. The whole place,as you might have seen on television, was guarded by these fierce looking young men with heavy weaponry. They formed something like a guard of honour for us to pass through before we could enter the blackMaria. However, let me tell you that it was only the arraignment and judgment that took place in Rukuba Barracks. The trial proper was conducted at Rayfield. The dominant personnel in the security and handling of the alleged coup plot trial was the StrikeForce.Ordinarily this is supposed to be a job for the military police and the military intelligence. The intelligence unit would gather intelligence and pass the same to the military police for the operational aspect.But in this case, to my own observation, the military police was marginalised.It was the Strike Force that dominated the whole affairs. You'll always see their machine guns at the ready. We were taken inside the games room of the officers' mess and Major Mumuni addressed us after which he distributed some files. Everybody had an envelope which contained the charge and a list of the prosecuting lawyers, their names, ranks and units, also the list of defence lawyers from which you can pick the one you want – all of them military lawyers. It also contained the legal instrument for covering the tribunal and the powers bestowed on it. when we were eventually marched into the courtroom, I was in the 'secondrow'. Inside the room there was the GOC of the 3rd Armoured Division;(3)there was [Brigadier-General] Ibrahim Sabo of the DMI [Divisionof MilitaryIntelligence];there was Lieutenant-Colonel Omenka walking around but the security officer in charge of making the place okay was Major Mumuni and there was a security officer in chargeof operations fromday one to the last. The courtaffair was a DMIshow,supported by the Strike Forcebut you can easily see the link.MajorEl-Mustapha,who is incharge of the Strike Force, wasalso a DMI before he became the chief security officer to the C-in-C. Thus, you had the unholytrinity of Mustapha, Sabo and Omenka in charge of the court trial and security in Jos. The military police, which traditionally should be in charge,was relegated to the background.


Were you surprised when you saw the people in the court, the press men, the observers and the security personnel? What went through your mind? it was like:"This is it!" By this time, I had made up my mind,sort of. Let everything hangout and see where it would land.The initial fear was no more there. I had now regained myself, my psyche, my self-confidence which I lost throughthe bitter beating I received during the first night. It was likeI had no fear in me again and when I saw General [Victor] Malu [chairman ofthetribunal] I was happy My initial assumption was that the man who would try us was General Garuba. Actually, I was expecting to see him as the judge. But I was happy to see General Malu, who I had known as a straight forward officer,who even once lost promotion because of his fairness and decorum.He has this reputation for being frank, calling a spade a spade and for doing what is right. I had this impression that he was not the type who could be manipulated to pervert justice. And he had just come back from ECOMOG as a hero, I was sure he would not want to tarnish that image.So,it's like this man is likely to do justice.When he delivered his openingremarks, it was like a ray of hope for me who had been in darkness since December when I was held - a flicker of light atthe end of the tunnel.That was the impression I had. And I was praying to God that that flicker of light would not go out because he said he would not allow trial by ambush.It appeared he was determined to give everybody a fair trial, not the Patrick Aziza type. It was at this juncture that he asked us to talk and raise objection, if any,as to the constitution of the tribunal. It was here that General Diya made his famous speech. Others made their contributions and it was here that General Olanrewaju [andAdisa] expressed misgivings about military lawyers adequately representing their interest without fear.GeneralMalu replied him very well. He said, "Well, you should have said this before now. You are in the system and you have never objected to this aspect of military law." This is a very important point and this is a point which people should emphasise. If these military people had taken enough interest in justice and fairness, the unfair procedures in terms of legal representation would have been expunged from the decree or from the system of military trial. My own belief is that ordinarily, as a civilian, I should have been tried in a civilian court because, I not being a military personnel,I should not be subjected to military law. Even if you are a military personnel,you still have certain rights and I think those rights include having lawyers of your own choice but Malu'sreply, though I was affected,was right.He was saying in essence that the generals had been in the system all along and if they felt there was something wrong in the military legal system,they should have made their observations and recommendations known to the authorities, not when they were put on trial. So as it was, Malu had to apply the rules as they were.How did you personally react to Diya's speech. Did it come as a bombshell? Were you alarmed or impressed? I was impressed but I was not surprised because I had an inkling of what he might say or do at the trial. This is possible because anytime we were brought together I always tried to put myself at a vantage position where I could discusswith him. Remember that there was no real opportunity for us to interact.So, I had already known of what he was going to say before the day of arraignment.In fact, I would say I was surprised that he didn'tsay more than that.I can remember Malu saying that he should reserve his ammunition for the trial proper.

...to be continued

Teju Babyface Shares Hilarious Story Of How His Car Once Disgraced Him At Psquare's Home

The comedian and host of popular Teju Babyface show hours ago shared a quick but hilarious story with his fans. He narrated the story thus:


"In the year 2011, when I went to invite Peter and Paul of P-square to invite them to The Teju Babyface Show, they were very nice and quite cool with being on the show. After praising us for doing a good show so far, they escorted me outside.

Their mom (of blessed memory) was standing outside with a few friends and she was very warm to me as well. And so, in the sight of all of them (Peter, Paul, Jude, their dancers, mom and family), I entered my battered Honda Accord and started saying a silent prayer; 'This car please do not disgrace me in the presence of these boys with all their Range Rovers, X6 and Hummer'.

And then I turned the ignition on. NOTHING! The stupid car refused to start! I tried again and again, nothing! I wanted to enter the ground! So it was with a shamed face that I popped the hood and Peter helped me pull up the bonnet.

I grabbed a stone from the ground and knocked the battery head with Paul saying to me 'do not worry bro, it has happened to all of us'!

Thankfully the car started after several bashings to the battery with the stone and I slowly crawled out of their close."

Now he is one of the richest comedians with the best cars in Nigeria today...

Meet Yvonne Enakhena An Actor That Makes Acting So Real That Viewers Get Confused...

Yvonne Enakhena is an Actor, Script Writer, Choreographer. She hails from Edo State, Nigeria. A Theatre and Media Arts graduate from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, she also holds a diploma in Film Directing and Acting from the National Film Institute, Jos and a degree in Acting from the Damasus Art Foundation, Lagos.




Yvonne got inspired to build a career as an actor after participating in a community acting exercise in school where they are supposed to look for problems, act it out and provide possible solutions to the members of the community.



She was a contended for the Next Movie Star (NMS) in 2011, a reality show for actors where she proved on National TV that she is an actor to reckon with and got to the final round of the show. Since then she never turned her back on acting and has featured in several movies and tv series including: I think She loves Me, The bull in 'The Hacker', Tinsel, Four crooks and a Rookie, Last three Digits,

Beach 24, Aaron my Son, Terrible Mother, 2gether, Ghetto Price, Mother and Child, Danielle, just to mention but a few...



Yvonne is blessed with a really wonderful shape, some people call her the Alpha female and some simply say she is a Complete woman , you can say she is 'well endowed' with a shape to die for but that doesn't stop her from digging deep and becoming whatever character she is suppose to play, her facial expressions and line delivering are always so on point which is one of the major reasons why she stands out from her colleagues.



Yvonne sees herself as a method actor because she wears whatever character she is to play totally, she is a very dedicated, hardworking, understanding, accommodating individual that strives to be the best at what she does.



She intends to use her acting skills in contributing to the development of mankind, also to be a role model and an ambassador to youths development.



She loves to keep her creative mind busy by writing, reading books, watching movies, she also loves to dance, swim and travel.

“I Slept With Men For Money

21 year-old Nigerian female representative at Big Brother Africa – The Chase, Beverly Osu has confessed to her housemate boyfriend, Angelo that she slept with men for money, in another word, she was a pr0st1tute.


Beverly disclosed that, at one point in her life, she was sleeping around with men to make ends meet and to take care of her family while her mother was away in the USA.

This is what she said, “I’ve done all sorts. I’ve slept with men for money when I had to take care of my family,”

You and I know how well she fooled herself around with the recently married sensational artiste, 2 shot, their liaison was said to have produced a four months old pregnancy for the guy but she later aborted it.

All this she told the South African representative whom she has been displaying affection for. She also said that her mother was deported from the US.

Hear what she said about 2shot, "I never regretted ‘drinking, smoking, clubbing, partying, meeting with people’ except dating my ex-boyfriend, 2shotz."

I would be lying if I say I have never been s3xually harassed – Halima Abubakar

MAYBE Halima Abubakar isn’t the saintly type but the sexy actress has proved times without number that she is, most often than not, on the level, when she’s put on the spot. Juliet Ebirim ran into her at Iyabo Ojo’s beauty shop opening on Sunday and a conversation ensued, as usual on a variety of issues:
How were you able to scale through?
It might come in the form of “toasting”. I wasn’t “blocked” now. While some will just tell you to your face. As a woman you have to respect yourself and set boundaries regardless of what people think. Some people think that sleeping with someone will give them what they’re looking for, but it doesn’t. That’s the way I see life. You are not supposed to do anything (engage in a sexual relationship)
So what I do is, I look at the person’s face and tell him this is wrong, because I’m sure that aside from me, he will harass another person. The only easy way is to disgrace the person so that he will be shy to do that to the next person.
So you really disgrace the person?
Of course . My dear, I’m not there to joke, neither am I there to be rude to anybody. But you know, you meet some very rude people that don’t know how to talk. So when you meet such people, you just give it back to them. You raise your voice and embarrass them, they won’t try it again.
On acting n^de
She may play sultry characters on the big screen, but don’t expect Halima to be flaunting her derriere anytime soon, she says a big “NO” to it
On if she’s ever dated someone in Nollywood

Definitely. Am I a child? I have and I’m not lying about it.

On if she’ll stop acting
Yes, I won’t act forever. I’ll go behind the cameras. I’m not one of those actors that will say I’m good in every way or that I must be in every movie that I produce. I don’t have to be. I’ll take the free time I have when I’m free.
On her role models

Well, I love Angelina Jolie because of how wonderful her heart is. She’s human and I see her as flawless. She’s one person I look up to. In Nollywood, I admire a lot of people.

Ayefele and Iyanya campaigning for Jonathan

During the regime of the late military dictator, General Sanni Abacha, he paid some artistes, Shina Peters, Zaki Adzee and others to sing for his transition programme in Abuja, shortly after the man died, people of conscience threw insults at them for selling their conscience. Some apologised, some took it as one of those things while others, till today, faded off.



Now during the time of Goodluck Jonathan, it’s obvious that people are suffering, children are helpless and the constitution of the land has been audaciously violated with impunity; no man in his right thinking would bid for the re-election of GEJ. But it’s so shocking to note that, the likes of Inyaya, the hip hop rave of the moment and Yinka Ayefele, the Juju/gospel singer, despite what is happening in the society, decided to allow to be used, just as in the days of Sanni Abacha, to campaign for the re-election of the incumbent PDP governance.


I just hope that the story will not end as it did in 1993. They both took some time to take a picture at a recent campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan. We hear they might work on a single for him soon. Until then, let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Professor Olufemi Odekunle's Arrest by Al-mustapha 7

...from previous article

In your own case,were you still in that scanty house dress you were wearing when you were seized [arrested]?  Of course. And I almost froze to death but later they issued us military blankets and sweaters which I later started to wear over my khaftan night dress.The effect of the harmattan was horrible. My lips were cracking, my ankle and backheel were lacerated and were as hard asyangi [laterite] because,all along I was bare footed. The Mustapha boys did not allow me to wear even slippers when they came to seize [arrest] me.But I devised a means of all eviating the effect of the cold harmattan on my feet. Anytime we were supplied eba or anyother food item in cellophane bag, I made sure I retained the bag, which I later used to wrap round my naked feet.And, of course, I used the cellophanebags for other purposes which I don'twant to tell you. (Cuts in) For doing No. 1 and No2? You are right [laughs].remember I told you that we had restrictions on when to go to the toilet but man must just survive by any means. Back to the PIP story. When wewerefinally called to enter the room, immediately you reach the pavement,they would remove the chains on your legs and the handcuffs. Finally I got in after so many hours in the open, that was around 6.p.m. The head of the panel [Omenka] said, "Ehnn,Professor, I used to know you in the 80s when you used to come from ABU to deliver lectures and there was an occasion you delivered a lecture on security and development, I think that was around 1989. I knew you at that time and I respected you but now look at you, you are like a wreck ... Now, tell us all you know about why you are here." I said, "But I don't know why I am here." He cut in. "Don't tell me that, don't tell me you don't know why you are here.You mean you want to tell me as educated as you are, that you don't know why you are here?"I told him all I knew was that they said I wrote a speech and that I wanted to be foreign [affairs] minister and that I was sent on some errands.Then he started insulting me. In the end,he said, "Anyway, you may not know what you were doing because you are a civilian, so go and write everything down and we will use you as a state witness." I said, "Goodness!" Can you see the offer there? They wanted me to incriminate myself. Well, I went to the statement room and, despite the damage to my head, my thinking faculty was still intact but you have to be careful what you are doing because you are already tired and exhausted. I had been out for more than six hours and I was in front of this man for one hour during which I was scandalized and verbally abused only to be confronted by another man saying, "Oya [now],write your statement." But I wrote the statement all the same. I had no choice but to state exactly what I had told the panel that I knew nothing about anything at all. I made one categorical statement that though mylife was at stake, I was not ready to tell lies against myself or anybody for that matter. I also said that even if they perceived me wrongly, I was even ready to take the blame for being so perceived orbe punished.They could doanything but they should notrope me into what I did not know anything about. That was the meat of the statement I made and I had to do it three times after each interrogation by the Omenka panel.Was there anytime he expanded his offer that you should become a state witness?No. But a week later,they brought me to the panel again for another round of interrogation.But the discussion appeared more respectable. It centred on my discipline,my philosophy, how I was employed, my relationship with General Diya,my job specification and so on. I told them I was the chairman of the Advisory Committee to the CGS on socio-Political and economic matters. After the discussion, I was again asked to go and write a statement. I did.


How many officers interrogated you? They were between eight and 10. All of them firing questions at you? Ehnn ... No, 95percent of the questions and the dialogue was done by Omenka. he was, like I told you, lord and master of the interrogation team. The others just say one or two things which are of no consequence. He was the alpha and the omega, the decider of what happens to you.On January 15, in the afternoon,I was picked for the third time again for the PIP. When I got there, I was outside till 12midnight before I was called in.I was totally exhausted,famished and gaunt. The man started as usual. "Professor ..."Before he could begin I just remembered what he said to me during the first interrogation. He had said, "Professor, I'm going to shoot you. I'm going to eliminate you. I'm going to waste you." I remembered and shivered. He added,"Professor,you may say you are a good person. Have you read a book called 'WhyBad Things Happen to Good People'?" I said I had not. He said,"Well the man who wrote it is dead. when I finish with you, you'll meet him in the [Great] Beyond and discuss the book with him." I said, "My God!"So,during this third interrogation: the man started, "Professor, you said we would not find anything in your house if we go there. What about this? "Indeed, it was my handwriting. Then he read a portion out. He took another and read another portion out of context. Some of the documents were written while I was in ABU, others [were] written in 1994. Those of 1994 were in my official capacity as chairman of the Advisory Committee to the CGS.It appeared they were just trying all means to deflate my life jacket and get me drowned in the alleged coup plot. I blurted out: "No, no, this is not fair. how can you take adocument of 1994 and say it has to do with what you say has happened/" The man said, "No,you are going before the tribunal." and passed the file over to somebody. Again I was asked to go and write a statement which I did at about 3a.m. I must have apparently delayed the movement of the convoy back to prison. After I came out, we were all put in the black Marias, locked us up and left there till 7a.m.when they came back and ordered us to come out and sit on the ground again to await further interrogations.

...to be continued

Professor Olufemi Odekunle's Arrest by Al-mustapha 6

...From previous articles

Two hours after getting back I was again woken up and asked to come out only to see black Marias outside and people being moved out. Now, I was seeing people I had nevers een before like Commander Soetan, I never knew he was detained in Gado Nasko with me. The way we were transported out in the black Maria was horrible and I will use my own experience to illustrate the in humanity in the transportation. Theychained myright leg to the left leg of theperson sitting next to me.Then they chained the left leg to the right leg of the other person sitting to my left. In the same fashion, my two hands were handcuffed to those of the same people. I was in this position through out the journey from Abuja to Jos, a journey whichtook 12 hours to accomplish instead of the normal four hours. I don't know whether this was deliberate to punish us the more. They never stopped to allow us to eat or go to the toilet. It was horrible. In my own black Maria,we were only three chained together like 18th century slaves and locked upfrom outside. If there was a fire or an accident, we would haveperished before the keys could be procured. when we were off-loaded in Jos, the three of us had to move like that over pavements, staircases and along narrow paths. It'sbetter seen than imagined. Later, we were received by Major Mumuni and separated before being distributed to different cells. The room where I was put had evidence of fresh cement. They had dug hole in the ground and implanted iron hook into a concrete base. I was chained to the hook despite the fact that it was a solitary cell – meaning that I had to stay and sleep on the same spot. We were not given the luxury of moving up and down – meaning that we were not only detained in one room but on one spot. Thus,Gado Nasko [cell] looked to me like NICON-NOGA Hilton Hotel when compared with this creation of man's ingenuous cruelty. In my own case, I'd say I hada raw deal. My leg-iron was removed and instead, I was handcuffed to their on hook.You can imagine the sorry picture of me tied down like an Ileya[Id-el-Kabir] ram waiting to be slaughtered as it were.


So, when did you learn that your arrest had to do with the alleged coup plot? As I had said earlier on, my belief was that I had probably been arrested over the press coverage of the [December 13,1997] Abuja airport bomb blast and when I got to the villa and Mustapha started questioning me, "Where is Diya now? Where is Adisa now?" and so on. It was the accusation that I wrote the draft speech that I wanted to be foreign [affairs] minister that gave me a hint of what they were up to. My brain told me that this might be an attempt to get rid of those they didn't want near the corridor of power.

Now, tell us about your first night in Jos. The way I was'tied'down wasquite painful. throughout thenight, I was moaning and sort ofliterally crying out for help ...There were eight peopleguarding usateach given timeand they belong to the Presidential Strike Force (2),theMilitary Police, SSS, Mobile Police, Ints (Army Intelligence Officers),DMI and the Prison. There is always a team leader for each ward. So, in the morning when one of the guards opened the door, I drew his attention to my horrible situation saying the way I was I might soon die. He went back, I think to hold consultation and seek permission, and came to release one of my hands from the hook. Thus, I could at least stand up and stretch the free hand while the other remained hooked to the floor. In this situation, I was eager to get over my case, if any. So, I was always asking, "When am I going to see the SIB?" Then one Tuesday, they just came and said,"Come out, let's go to the SIB.No be yu say yu wan talk [Afterall, it is you who have been pressing for an interview with the SIB]?"The way they put it, it was as if I was ready to spill the beans. I said,"No, I was just trying to ask when it would be my turn so that I could get over this uncertainty." Well, that was the first time that I went before the panel.That was the Chris Garuba Panel? So I thought but the first panel I was taken to be a preliminary one headed by Lieutenant-Colonel [Anthony] Omenka. He was lord and master of thepanel. It was a devastating experience. First, when they take you, they take you to Rayfield where the Preliminary Investigations Panel, PIP, was.Just like our prison yard was guarded with armoured vehicles, that place was also guarded and you are in chains. They ordered everybody to sit down outside on the ground,sometimes under some trees and at times inside some garages where iron hooks had also been implanted, just like in the prison cells. About three or four of us were put in a garage but it is only you are many that you are given the luxury of being chained in the ground inside the garage.If not, you are all kept in the open field and separated from one another so that you cannot discuss with the person nearest to you.Often times,the cold harmattan wind will be biting you and you may be in this position for 10hours before they call you in and by the time they do this, the elements must have beaten the hell out of you.

...to be continued